Push-button circuit-controller.



V- nAYH..`1u1\- SON, y0F ELYR'IA, omo, AssIGNon 'ro THE Gaaroan MANUrAorni-.NG

. COMPANY, oF1ELYnIA,'-or11o, 'A conronA'rIoN or omo.-

` f Vcitizen rof` the United States, and. i a resident of Elyria, inthe countyof Lorainand State To all whom t may concern; V v Be itknowjn that I, RAY H. -ltfIANsoN, a

of Ohio, `have invented certain new anduse;

' `ful- Improvements in rPush-Button Circuit- Controllers; and Ido hereby declare the foli tionfof the invention, suohfas will" enable.

- object beingto provide'a circuit.l controllerV tion' of the vehicle.

lowing to be a yfull, clear,- andjexact descriptains ytomakealid use the rsa` 1ne.

lMy' inventionrelates to push button c1r cuit controllers, and has foriits object the 'provision of a 'device of this character; which presentsv af largehnprotected. operating area,

others skilled in the art to which it"apper and which will beoperated 'no 'matter what 'l part ofthe opeati'n area lis touched; my

which can vbe operatedV withoutdetracting the attention ofthe driverA from the opera`` Another object-of my invention is the provision-of va button which can 4be used either 'wherethe conductors approach rointhe side 't tion when tilted I `ig3is a section showing depressed. iFi ,4 is as ideelevation 'of the' `"embodiment il ustratedin Fig'. .1',Ashow1ng.

the button inswitch operating position whenA the buttonvused as aconductor lconcealing button, Fig. 5 'is' a front lelevation o-y the casing member. Fig. 6 is a back elevation of the 'casing member..

Referring now to the showmthe casin vmember-which is preferably-mde cylin ricaLup to a-'point9,iwhere it is inwardy to'lform a shoulder' 10 'for-af purpose to be described. The casingv is then extended upwardly, as shown at 11 in 'a substantially cylindrical shape of less diameter thatliev lower'portion, but concenf Specification of Lettersy Patent.

Fig..7' is a bottom plan -view of the button. -4 f embodiment of my invention illustrated in the drawing, at 8 is Fusil-BUTTON CIRCUIT-CONTROLLER,

' Patented Nov. es, 191C.

nplilieatinnl'ed August 18,1914.- serial No. s57,2s4.

triotherewith.. The top of the casing is A turned over toV form a ange 12 for a pur- ,pose to. vbe described. Means are provided :for fastening the casing to a portion of the vehicleor other object, here shoivnas a pairl ofears 13, whichfare formed upon the-bot- 'tomvof the casing, extending parallel there*-k with, 4and which may be integral with `the casing. These ears areperiorated7 as shown at 14 through-which vscrews may be inserted to attach the buttonto some-object.

The Casin' is provided withan opening 15 upon one si e, which is hereshown as arcshapedandi` as cut. through to the bottom of' thcwall of the casing. -Th-is opening is pro- Y Vvided for theintroduction ofl the 'conductors into the casing when it is desired to'mount ductors in from the side, as illustrated 'in Fig. 1. Here conductorsv 2O and 21 are shown as coming in from the'side. The conductors `20 and 21 are lassociated vWith'vthesource' of vcurrent 22 'and an electro-respon sivedevice 23, here illustra-ted` asl 'an automobile horn.4 The'push button is shown .at 25.` It is of, large area, and preferably of flat dome shape, as illustrated, and projects hlghl above the edge'of the casing 11, so that :it may be caught and-depressed without dan lthe button on a flat surface and run the con-Qv gerfof engaging .the casing. The button may i vterial,y 'such-as hard rubber o'r -guttajpercha A catch member 30 is formed lupon said butfromA Figs. 2 land 3. A projection 31. is formed-in the center of the button. This beinade of an. integral piece of suitable niaprojection may be integral "with the button,

. v*as illustrated in the drawing. i The space between the members 30 and 31'is hallowed out, as shown' at 32, to insure that there will. be' no interference between this button and the terminal screws `:when the buttonis depressed. The terminal screws are 'shown at y 40 and 41. They are threaded -in-bed plates 'v 442k and 43, 'whichgare'in turn embedded ina baseif mounted in the bottom portion of the casing 8; This 'base may be'of insulating material,l and its' top edge engages the shoul dergl9, securely holding the base in ositiony 'in the casing.l Contact springs 5() an `51 are connected respectlvely to the contact screws disengaged position, leaving4 the. .circuitj open, and the spring 50 serves toelevatethe button 81 to normal'or sWitch-'unactufdted 'position. 4 ,Y The contact 51 is provided with-ga re4 tivel57 long limb extending along tl1e't 'ip .o fy the base and with a relatively short limb elt-k tending upward substantially lp.erpendilo'ular`v thereto, to contact with the freefendbfthe contact 50. The spring contact 50fis"con-" button. Should he strike'the button uponr the .edge and press it until operated, as g'shown. in Fig'. 2, the button will pivot upon the point of engagement between the portion of the' button and the flange 12 opposite the point to which the pressure. lis applied and rotate about such point, the projection 31 depressingthe spring 50 until it engages the spring, 51, and closing 'the circuit.V

Should the driver press down the central portion of the button 25, said button will descend straight down and close the contacts 35 in the manner shown in Fig. 3.

The base l'member isprovided with a chan-'- nel 60, shown in Fig. l, thifcfugh Whichthe conductors are led-to the contact screws.

' This channel is provided with a port 61,:inA 40 the bottom of the base member and a yport 62 inthe side ofthe base member, thc port registering with the opening 15 in the casing when the parts 'are in the positiony shown in Fig. 1. These ports may intercommunicate, as shown at 90; then the conductorscan be transferred from one to lthe other without disconnecting thein. However when it is desired .to conceal the conductors andintif'oduce them from the bot- 5c tom of the button, thecasing is turned kto the position shown in Fig. Ll, 4'where the port 62 is closed by the solid wall of the casingand the conductors enter the channel through the port G1. v' 55 It willy be readily understood that nu.

merous and extensive departures Imay. be made from the form and details illustrated in the embodiment shown in the drawing.y

This form and these details have been illus- G- trated for the purpose. of describing the ,in-ff ventlon, and not' that the invention-is to' be limited to such form and details.

I claim: l

- .1. In a. push button circuitcontrollexglythev ,",Cnllecrfhe 1011sk to the bsje, the 'other of saidl contacts bein turned flange upon .thefts .ofssid portion nclosed yinV said casing," an yannuler' catch upon `button in vposition on arm of the doubled back contacticngaging azi either depressed or tilted @end of the doubledbackcontaet to'en'gage 'thej short yarm ,of ,a the;y JL-shapedf` contact; close' t ingl'ank electricciruit.; e! combination of a base of'insulatingmaterial,

www BESTAVAILABLECOP 40 and -4:1, These prings arenormally a 'pair-of contacts mountedjthereon, o-Iieiofy said contacts` consisting of am angular piece 4'having a longarm extending u long the top o sa'id -baseanda short ann-turnedupsubf stantially atyrightangles thereto,y means to,

arm; of the angular piece aspx-ing contact 'doubled back in fornil an 1,4, o

lpiece"and'adapted tdfengagethesame whom l depressed@ .casing about said bese' proietta ing above ythesarne, an annular ,1nv'vordly. integral'thereii'itli v'substantially at 'x-iglitflvnff,L gles. to.the-walls of the: casin 8., domoshaped push button of substantie ly th'e same area as the y basefmountedf-with its bottom.,

the bottomiedgeof said :button loosely engaging with itstop'side .theundetj si e of said casing normally end adapted-'to slid ortilted' in Ysaid cas'ing',I aldowii` .wardly'y projecting membe 'r Von said `-.but`ton j 9o normally` engagingthe doubled back/springt.' said spring' normally holding'-` sa'id button?- with. its flange 'enga g` the ilange onj thei, casing, said button w -en either depressedlor.,` tilted causing,throughsaidfprojection the depression of thefree end of 1thef`doubled,. back contact springend causing it, en gagofy '0 thev short arm of theangular'piecc tclose, an `electric-circuit.

2. In aA pu'slibutton' circuit controllen'the fico. .l

combination` of a base of insulating'p iate` rial, a pair of contacts mountedlthereon, one of said contactsconsistingv of an :Lfshaped piece with its long arm extending 'i along f the top of thebase andconnectdtheretoand 105y its short arm projectingfupwardly from the top of the lbase', a second Contact eonsisting'fv of'adoubledback piece of metal, one afi-n1 of which is connected to the top of the base and the'oth'er arm of ywhich is bent upwardly and 110 i positioned over the sl1o1't'a1fm ,.of the L-` shaped member, the shortv arm of the L- shaped member being in the pathl of move f 4ment of the free arm of the doubledback member, aifcasing about said base projecting'in abovethe same having a catch on the top of the casing extendinginwardly, a pushbut'ton 1g of substantially the'rsaine areawasthe basef provided4 with 'a catch adapted.tocooperate"l with the catch on the casing-.to maintain fthe'lfzo the casing,v theisreef s portion .of the' button and-maintaining it insl vnormal position, said' bnttongbei'ng vbothydefr.;

.hun m.

"ST AVAILABLE COF" oomliinetion of e 'cylindrical of insulatoontafots mounted leg 'of the ydo.i ilol.d beck Contact being free .rnd bent upiverd from' the upper ,surface the bese, .said doubledbeck member-.being :inodeoi spring materiel; the seoondnot sind ortion in the path vont mo vement of the fi-rin' ot the .doubledbaolr oontact, 'a, oyrieai 4Geelongmounted 'j about the; base seid push button extending -above the sing, ,means including 'a catch' on the cas' gonfi on the huttonifor limiting the upord movement -of the button in the casing giging e, portion o-jthe button-end nor-l eousiI-i the rae-teh members'oni the veosin 1d when depressed ortilted causing the end of the. doubled bool; contact to enn y'L- e'pofrtion of the'other oontect and. close electric oirouitl, 4

hunnelout tlnneing port to seid.-l channel in' the bottom of rliebese member and o. port to vseid chennelin the'side of the base mem-j ber, casing -tbout seid bese member end roteteble With'respect thereto, and yun `openinn' in said/casing adaptedto registrvvith the 'port in the side off the besel member.- i

' lo l 5.E in t pieni bonen. einen, controller, the.

combination of a bese,melnbeijaJ channel in said-member, e port to soidohennel ini. the

sident-seid buse member, n casing rotatably mounted Von seid beseWan'd/provided?with :zo nn opening for regieterinhv'vi/th the -side 'port 'in the basemembe'r endvith y:1f-solid well for povering the/ porti/nthe base' meml bcn, i I

' "6. ln a 'push button cirmg't controller, the combina-tion of a side Wu 4 therein, e' bottom troll' having e port therein seid ports being intercomnuunicating',l

electrical terminals Within'seid Walls, said 4 ports adopted to 'admit conductorsto said 'oirouit controller and means tooonnect said termina-le together. 4

'Z'. In 'n pushbutton circuit controller, the

combination of .n cylindrical casing, the upper 'portion'of the casing beine',` of less di*v ometerbut concentric with the lower por-y tion' ont the cnsing, .e Vshoulder formed on the' "casing at the top. -ofthe portion of l'rger jinmetena bese member forming@ bottom woontaotsbeing mounted upon the base with.

t @roher and extending ebove the samee' .puelnhutton oi l substantially the .Semey aree the bene inountedin the casing Iabove `the tree armof the' dolllbld hack' contact lypressinn it upward inthe casing end -terminalennd a. projection on the bottom of 'and the button to. engage; seid button being' A bothtilteble end depres'sible in the casing' .tion ott the'cusing and. causing' the de'preso. Y 9 5 in e` push' butt/on cimuit controller, the

.eombinetio'n oi: o oesejmember having a ljhaving a port.

yspring contact lbeing` normally above the i short :mn ot the angular piece and adopted bottom portion inclosedinsnid casing, an

well for the ,cesingwithnsaid casing and having its upper cornerin engagement with said shoulder v:ind its bottom beingI flush with the bottom of the casing, n pair of elect'ltel'minels on'soid base member, o port inthe 'side of seid easing through which Y conductors moy be 'led tothe terminals,4 e 70 corresponding port in said buse member, said casing being rotatable to close said port in said besefmember, a pair of electrical contoets Vcormected` to Vsaid terminalsone of whichis e spring Contactv normally stressed away from' the otherv Contact und from the lbottom of the casing,y en annular frange 4'termed upon the upper end of the easingby turning it inward,l a' liet dome shaped push button Vof relativelyrv large aren extending high above the casing mounted with" its lower portion in. the casing, en formular vcatch formed upon thev lower outside ledge, vof thebutton und integral therewith, loosely engaging the flange on the-top of the casmgnormally and permitting sliding and tiltingmovement thereon, the bottom of the button being hollowed out to evo-id the the button in the central port thereof integrel with the button normally' engaging the spring contact, said button when depressed bodily sliding` Within the upper porsion of the spring `contact to 'engage the lother Contact, said button when depressed at' n point adjacent its side rocking about o point ofy engagement between the annular catch on the channel und the lange on the top of the casing to cause the depression of the spring contact and its engegement'v'vith the other contact', substantially as described. Y 8. In o push button circuit controller, the combination of a cylindrical base of insulatino; material, a pairl of contacts mounted thereon, one' of said contacts 'consisting oi an angular piece y having its llong arm ex.. .tending along the top of seid base and its" short arm turned up otsubstentiallv-right angles thereto, the long' arm of said angularV piece being perforated and e screw inseid .i perforation for connecting the angular. f l piece to the bese, the other of said contacts being aspringcontactconnected at one end to the top of seid base, the free end of the 1,15

to engage the V seme wlien itis depressed, a cylindrical oesing'about said baseprojecting above the same, an annular inwardly tegrol therewith .and substantially l at right angles'to the walls thereof, a, dat, dome-- shaped push button of large erom-With its annuler catch ,upon the bottom .edge of said button'loosely engagingvvith its top side the wider side fof the flange uponl the casing normally and permitting sliding and tilting.

*mvement thereon,.seidbutton being 130 1,20 turned'fiange upon the top of said casing inable in said casing` and normally held. by the spring `Contact with the Catch against the flange on said Casing, and a projection upon the bottom of the button normally engaging with its lower end the free end of said Contact spring, said button being tiltable in said casing tilted, causing' through said projection the depression of the free end of the Contact and when depressed or spring to engage the short 'arm of the angu- 10 lar piece to close an electric circuit.

In witness \\-'he1eof I hav'e4 signed 4my name in the presenmI of two witnees this 12th day of August, 1914i.` I

` f RAY H. MANSON. Witnesses:

Grao. E. ROBERTS,

JOHN Pnrmsson. 

